Hugh Hopper (born 1945, Canterbury, England) is a bass guitarist and composer. In the mid-1960's he was a member of The Wilde Flowers, a pop music group that never released any records during its existence, but spun off two other groups that became well-known and influential, Soft Machine and Caravan. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury (Latin: Duroverum) is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Soft Machine were a pioneering British psychedelic, progressive rock and jazz band from Canterbury, Kent, England, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. ... Caravan is a British rock/jazz band from the Canterbury area. ...

Hopper's role with Soft Machine was initially as the group's road manager, but in 1969 he was recruited to be the group's bassist for their second record, Volume Two. He continued with the group, playing bass and contributing numerous compositions, until 1973. During his tenure the group evolved from a psychedelic pop group to an instrumental jazz-rock fusion band. In 1972, shortly before leaving Soft Machine, he recorded the first record under his own name, 1984 (named after George Orwell's novel). This was a decidedly non-commercial record featuring lengthy solo pieces using tape loops as well as shorter pieces with a group. Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 – January 21, 1950), much better known by the pen name George Orwell (pronounced ), was a British author and journalist. ...

After leaving Soft Machine, through the end of the 1970's, he worked with such groups as Stomu Yamashta's East Wind, Isotope, Gilgamesh, and the Carla Bley Band. He also played in a couple of cooperative bands alongside former Soft Machine saxophonist Elton Dean: Hopper/Dean/Tippett/Gallivan (with pianist Keith Tippett and drummer Joe Gallivan) and Soft Heap (with keyboard-player Alan Gowen and drummer Pip Pyle). Stomu Yamashta is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. ... Carla Bley, née Borg, (born May 11, 1938 in Oakland, California) is an American jazz composer, pianist and band leader. ... Elton Dean (born October 28, 1945, Nottingham, England; died February 7, 2006) was a jazz musician who performed on alto saxophone, saxello (a variant of the soprano saxophone) and occasionally piano. ... Keith Tippett is a British jazz pianist and composer. ... Pip Pyle is a British-born drummer now residing in France. ...

In the early 1980's Hopper gave up playing music for a couple years, but by the mid-1980's he was actively working with several bands, including Pip Pyle's Equipe Out and Phil Miller's In Cahoots. He also began playing with a group of Dutch musicians in a band initially called Hopper Goes Dutch. After French guitarist Patrice Meyer joined, this group became known as the Hugh Hopper Franglo-Dutch Band. Pip Pyle is a British-born drummer now residing in France. ... Phil Miller (born 22 January 1949) is a UK progressive rock/jazz guitarist who was part of the Canterbury Scene. ...

After many years working primarily in instrumental, jazz-oriented groups, in the mid-1990's Hopper began occasionally working again in more rock-oriented vocal contexts, including several collaborations with the band Caveman Shoestore (using the name Hughscore) and with singer Lisa S. Klossner. He also returned to his early tape loop experiments, but now using computer technology, in recordings such as Jazzloops (2002).

In 2002, Hopper and three other former Soft Machine members (Elton Dean, drummer John Marshall, and guitarist Allan Holdsworth) toured and recorded under the name Soft Works. With another former Soft Machine member, guitarist John Etheridge, replacing Holdsworth, they have since toured and recorded as Soft Machine Legacy, playing some pieces from the original Soft Machine repertoire as well as new works. Hopper also appeared on the 2004 debut solo album by No-Man singer Tim Bowness (My Hotel Year, on One Little Indian Records. Elton Dean (born October 28, 1945, Nottingham, England; died February 7, 2006) was a jazz musician who performed on alto saxophone, saxello (a variant of the soprano saxophone) and occasionally piano. ... John Stanley Marshall, better known as John Marshall, born 28 August, 1941, is a british drummer. ... Allan Holdsworth (born August 6, 1946 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is a British jazz guitarist and composer. ... No-Man is a UK based duo formed by vocalist Tim Bowness and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. ... Tim Bowness Tim Bowness (from Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England, born, November 29th, 1963) is a singer/songwriter primarily known for his work as part of the band No-Man, a long-term project with Porcupine Trees Steven Wilson. ... One Little Indian Records is a record label set up by Derek Birkett (former bass player of Flux Of Pink Indians) and Sue Birkett in 1985, along with Tim Kelly (formar guitar player of Flux Of Pink Indians). ...

Hugh has recently recorded two solo albums for, and established an online shop via, the highly regarded UK-based internet label, Burning Shed (www.burningshed.com). Burning Shed was established in 2001 by musicians Tim Bowness and Lord Peter Chilvers, in association with duplication company manager, Pete Morgan (www. ...

Selected discography

• Soft Machine: Volume Two (1969)
• Soft Machine: Third (1970)
• Soft Machine: Fourth (1971)
• Soft Machine: Five (1972)
• Soft Machine: Six (1973)
• Hugh Hopper: 1984 (1973)
• Stomu Yamashta's East Wind: Freedom is Frightening (1973)
• Robert Wyatt: Rock Bottom (1974)
• Isotope: Illusion (1975)
• Hugh Hopper: Hopper Tunity Box (1977)
• Hopper/Dean/Tippett/Gallivan: Cruel But Fair (1977)
• Carla Bley Band: European Tour 1977 (1978)
• Gilgamesh: Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into (1978)
• Soft Heap (1978)
• Hugh Hopper/Alan Gowen: Two Rainbows Daily (1980)
• Pip Pyle's Equipe Out (1987)
• Phil Miller: Cutting Both Ways (1987)
• Hugh Hopper Band: Alive (1989)
• Hugh Hopper Band: Meccano Pelorus (1991)
• Lindsay Cooper: Oh Moscow (1991)
• Hugh Hopper & Kramer: A Remark Hugh Made (1994)
• The Wilde Flowers (1965-1969 recordings) (1994)
• Hugh Hopper: Hooligan Romantics (1994)
• Hugh Hopper Band: Carousel (1995)
• Hugh Hopper/Mark Hewins: Adreamor (1995)
• Hughscore: Highspot Paradox (1997)
• Hughscore: Delta Flora (1999)
• Hugh Hopper/Lisa S. Klossner: Cryptids (2000)
• Glass Cage: Glass Cage Paratactile (2001)
• Hugh Hopper: Jazzloops (2002)
• Soft Works: Abracadabra (2003)
• Polysoft: Tribute to Soft Machine (2003)
• Hugh Hopper/Julian Whitfield: In a Dubious Manner (2004)
• Hugh Hopper/Matt Howarth: The Stolen Hour (2004)
• Soft Machine Legacy: Live in Zaandam (2005)

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External links

• Burning Shed records
• Hugh's site (hosted by Burning Shed)
• Hugh Hopper Archive